Sam Talakai
 | |||
| Full name | Semise Talakai | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
| Weight | 122 kg (19 st 3 lb) [1] | ||
| School | Waverley College[2] | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Tighthead Prop | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2010– 2014– 2015 2016 |
Sydney University Brisbane City GPS Brothers [3] |
38 21 |
20 (5) |
| correct as of 8 March 2016. | |||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2013 | Waratahs | 1 | (0) |
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2015− | Reds | 27 | (0) |
| correct as of 21 July 2016. | |||
Sam Talakai (born 4 September 1991), is an Australian rugby union player of Tongan descent. His usual position is prop. He plays for Brisbane City in the National Rugby Championship and for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby.
Family and early life
Talakai was born in Sydney. He attended Waverley College where he played rugby for the 1st XV team.[2]
Career
Talakai joined the Sydney University club in 2010,[4] and by 2012 was a regular starter in their first grade Shute Shield team.[5] In 2012 he was selected in the Junior Waratahs side to play in the Pacific Rugby Cup,[6] and in 2013 he made his debut off the bench for the Waratahs against the British and Irish Lions.[4][7] In 2014 he was recruited by Brisbane City coach Nick Stiles to play in the National Rugby Championship.[2][8]
Reference list
- 1 2 "Sam Talakai". Australian Rugby. 2016. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 Cook, Paul (6 October 2014). "Big Sam Aiming For the Big Time With City". Rugby News. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ Tucker, Jim (8 March 2016). "The Tight Five with Jim Tucker: Reds players must fire up, phony suspensions and the howler of the round". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- 1 2 "Player Profiles: Sam Talakai". Sydney University Rugby. 2013. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014.
- ↑ "Player Profiles: Sam Talakai". It's Rugby. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ↑ "Junior Waratahs Team Sheet" (PDF). Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions. 26 February 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ↑ "Inexperienced Waratahs to tackle Lions". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ↑ "Curtis Browning to captain Brisbane City in inaugural Buildcorp National Rugby Championship". Queensland Rugby. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 1 August 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2014.